Are the Penn St. Nittany Lions going to play in the Conference Championship game? The Penn St. playoff picture table presents the probabilities that the Nittany Lions will win the division and play in the Conference Championship game. All future unplayed conference games are assumed won/lost with a probability based upon relative team strengths.
| Record Rcrd | Divisional Winner | No Playoffs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Ohio St. | 4 | 0 | 49% | 29% | 16% | 6% | 1% | <1% | <1% |
| Michigan | 4 | 0 | 36% | 36% | 17% | 8% | 3% | <1% | <1% |
| Michigan St. | 2 | 1 | 11% | 19% | 28% | 25% | 13% | 3% | 1% |
| Maryland | 2 | 1 | 3% | 10% | 21% | 21% | 23% | 21% | <1% |
| Penn St. | 1 | 2 | <1% | 5% | 12% | 22% | 29% | 26% | 7% |
| Indiana | 1 | 3 | <1% | 1% | 7% | 18% | 30% | 42% | 3% |
| Rutgers | 0 | 4 | <1% | <1% | <1% | <1% | 2% | 8% | 90% |
| Week Wk | Opponent | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Illinois (3‑3) |
63‑24 | Away | Fri Sep 21, 9:00 pm |
| 5 | Ohio St. (7‑0) |
26‑27 | Home | Sat Sep 29, 7:30 pm |
| 7 | Michigan St. (4‑2) |
17‑21 | Home | Sat Oct 13, 3:30 pm |
| 8 | Indiana (4‑3) |
Away | Sat Oct 20, 3:30 pm | |
| 9 | Iowa (5‑1) |
Home | Sat Oct 27, 12:00 am | |
| 10 | Michigan (6‑1) |
Away | Sat Nov 3, 12:00 am | |
| 11 | Wisconsin (4‑2) |
Home | Sat Nov 10, 12:00 am | |
| 12 | Rutgers (1‑6) |
Away | Sat Nov 17, 12:00 am | |
| 13 | Maryland (4‑2) |
Home | Sat Nov 24, 12:00 am |
| Week Wk | Opponent | Conference | Score | Home / Away | Date / Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian St.App. St. (4‑1) |
Sunbelt Sunbelt | 45‑38 (OT) | Home | Sat Sep 1, 3:30 pm |
| 2 | Pittsburgh (3‑4) |
ACC ACC | 51‑6 | Away | Sat Sep 8, 8:00 pm |
| 3 | Kent State (1‑6) |
MAC MAC | 63‑10 | Home | Sat Sep 15, 12:00 pm |